With 1,500 hospital participants nationwide, the ICD Registry™ Program continues to grow rapidly — as of April 2010 the Registry has collected data from more than 520,000 implants in the U.S., a rate of 10,000 ICD implants per month. Learn more about the ICD Registry at www.ncdr.com/icd.
| Version 2.0 Form As of April 1, 2010, participants are required to use the version 2.1 form to report in the ICD Registry. Visit the NCDR website to obtain a copy of the new form. |
The Heart Rhythm Society and the American College of Cardiology Foundation are pleased to announce that the NCDR® ICD Registry™ V2.0 officially launched on April 1, 2010. Major registry innovations will give physicians the power to report and benchmark even more features of quality procedures. In addition to updating key quality indicators and aligning the registry’s data set more closely with current guidelines, the newly expanded ICD Registry delivers the ability to:
- Capture atrial, ventricular, defibrillator, and left-heart lead data at time of implant, revision, replacement, or surgical abandonment
- Monitor and report pediatric ICD implantations
- Track ICD/CRT-D generators for primary and secondary prevention
Download an ICD Registry V2.0 Factsheet (PDF, 456K). ICD Registry participants receive quarterly benchmark reports that are used to assess in-hospital patient outcomes. Five new standard database queries provide participants with search capabilities for:
- Length of stay
- ICD Indication and Insurance Payers
- Medication list prescribed to each patient at discharge
- General data collection field search
- Adverse events that occurred during a specific period of time
Background and Requirements:
Physicians and allied professionals should download this brief summary document (PDF, 120K) including Registry initiatives, regulatory requirements for participation, enrollment information, as well as the ICD coverage indications for primary prevention. Additional online information can be found by visiting the National Cardiovascular Data Registry (NCDR) website.
Education and Clinical Support
For clinical support, participants should contact the NCDR Customer Support at 800-257-4737 or via e-mail at ncdr@acc.org. Indicate your participant ID and the “ICD Registry” in the e-mail header in order to receive prompt response.
ICD Registry Intensive Session: Get Up to Speed on V2.0 (02/16/2010) — The V2.0 ICD Registry Workshop, scheduled on March10, is designed to offer health care providers critical measurement tools to facilitate quality improvements for patients with ICD. Learn more»
Complimentary ICD Registry™ V2.0 Webcast on February 11 (01/15/2010) — The Heart Rhythm Society, in partnership with the American College of Cardiology's National Cardiovascular Data Registry, is holding the “National ICD Registry Webcast Overview of V2.0” on February 11 at 2:00 p.m. (ET). Register today for this complimentary webcast, which will introduce the new version of the ICD Registry set to launch April 1. Learn more»
The ICD Registry™ Version 2.0 Launches April 2010 (12/09/2009) — The Registry V2.0 will launch on April 1, 2010, offering new, multi-faceted capabilities. Learn more about the ICD Registry V.20 and upcoming training and education opportunities »
For news and information about previous versions of the ICD Registry, please visit our ICD Registry-Archives webpage.
